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Richard Armitage’s Q&A on Twitter

1- Q : Do you have any plans to do more theatre ? #AskThorin A : Yes, I met Yael Farber in New York, we have some projects…It will be a surprise. #AskThorin

2 - Q : Who’s your favourite band ? #AskThorin A : Today, it’s @bastilledan (Bastille) and @samsmithworld (Sam Smith) #AskThorin

3 - Q : What are your next projects ? #AskThorin A : “Pilgrimage”, a film in which my character is speaking 11th century French.

4 - Q : Do you actually speak French ? It would be cool ! #AskThorin A : A bit, like in “un peu de vin” #AskThorin

5 - Q : Who’s the naughtiest on set ? Martin Freeman or Ian McKellen ? #AskThorin A : As much as the other. #AskThorin

6 - Q : What are your favourite books, ones that you can read again & again ? #AskThorin A : I read “” many times. I just finished “The Goldfinch” & it’s great. #AskThorin

7 - Q : How do you see yourself in ten years ? #AskThorin A : With ten more years & with Thorin’s face.

8 - Q : How heavy was it to wear this outfit ? #AskThorin

A : It was the lightest of all the costumes but in order to wear it, it was necessary to use an electric drill. #AskThorin

9 - Q : What was the most useful, or bizarre, acting note gave you ? #AskThorin A : Stop throwing up, get up & continue to fight. #AskThorin

10 - Q : What would Thorin say to French fellows ? #AskThorin A : “Allez-y !” (“Go for it”) #AskThorin

11 - Q : Take a Thorin selfie #AskThorin

A : #Ask Thorin

12 - Q : If you were able to rewrite the ending of Tolkien’s book, how would you change Thorin’s fate ? #AskThorin A : I would ensure that he would pay more attention to his nephews on the battlefield. #AskThorin

13 - Q : What was your feeling after shooting your last scene ? #AskThorin A : Very moved, relieved & I went to the toilet. #AskThorin

14 - Q : Do you think you’ve got something in common with Thorin ? What is it ? #AskThorin A : We are both stubborn (like a pig). #AskThorin

15 - Q : Are you aware that Lee Pace sent us a sock picture yesterday and can you please tweet a picture of your socks too ? #AskThorin

A : My socks today #AskThorin

16 - Q : If there was a pillow fight between Lee Pace and you, who would win ? #AskThorin A : Thorin, but the pillows would be full of bricks. #AskThorin

17 - Q : Wine or beer ? #AskThorin A : Wine, every time. #AskThorin

18 - Q : What’s your favourite film ? #AskThorin A : The Phantom Menace, because I’m in it…somewhere #AskThorin

19 - Q : What is your greatest weakness ? #AskThorin A : I AM always right. #AskThorin

20 - Q : What are your favourite films, except the ones which you are in? some French films or not ? Thanks a lot #AskThorin A : “La Reine Margot” (1994) by Patrice Chéreaux #AskThorin

21 - Q : What do you and Thorin have in common ? #AskThorin A : The beard was real ! #AskThorin

22 - Q : Who is your favourite fictional character of all time and why ? #AskThorin A : Gollum ! One of my teachers imitated him as well as #Ask Thorin

23 - Q : I See Fire or The Last Goodbye ? #AskThorin A : I see Fire #AskThorin

24 - Q : What do you want for Christmas ? #AskThorin A : No socks or after-shave, but please : an Aston Martin #AskThorin

25 - Q : You said “having more sense of humour”, do you think that before this adventure, you had none ? #AskThorin A : Yes, Peter & Martin taught me to laugh at myself. #AskThorin

26 - Q : Last played song on your iPod ? #AskThorin A : One moment, I’ll check… “Pompeï” by @bastilledan (Bastille) #AskThorin

27 - Q : What was the most difficult in the filming of ? #AskThorin A : The final battle #AskThorin

28 - Q : Your favourite French food ? #AskThorin A : Sugar pancakes and a glass of red wine. #AskThorin 29 - Q : “Loyalty, honour, a willing heart… I can ask no more than that” : can you tweet three of your most important values? #AskThorin A : Humour, compassion and empathy. #AskThorin

30 - Q : #AskThorin The best thing to do in France for you? A : Skiing in Haute-Savoie (region bordering both Switzerland & Italy) #AskThorin

31 - Q : #AskThorin A tie or a bowtie? A : I can tie a tie but not a bowtie. #AskThorin

32 - Q : Have you still got the BMW you bought years ago ? #AskThorin A : I brought it to , it came back with me and now it is with my brother. #AskThorin

33 - Q : Favourite weapon to fight with in the movie ? #AskThorin A : Orcrist, legendary. #AskThorin

34 - Q : Gandalf or Galadriel ? #AskThorin A : Gandalf, at The Prancing Pony, with a beer. #AskThorin

35 - Q : Cooking or baking ? #AskThorin A : Eating. #AskThorin

36 - Q : Who’d win in a dance battle, you or Thorin ? #AskThorin A : No idea, but I would pay a lot of money to see that. #AskThorin

37 - Q : What’s your deepest fear ? #AskThorin A : Deep water… and Japanese horror films. #AskThorin

38 - Q : Do you know how to play any musical instrument ? #AskThorin A : Flute, violin (he means cello), guitar… but not all at the same time! #AskThorin

39 - Q : What did you like the most about working with Peter ? #AskThorin A : He has the imagination of a child and a cup of tea which is never finished. #AskThorin

40 - Q : What’s your favourite TV show ? #AskThorin A : I just finished Fargo, it’s the best TV show I’ve watched these past ten years. #AskThorin

41 - Q : Can you tell a joke ? #AskThorin A : One moment, I’m looking for “jokes” in Google. #AskThorin

42 - Q : Suicide Squad casting has been revealed yesterday, if you had to play a superhero in a film, who would you choose ? #AskThorin A : The Invisible Man #AskThorin

43 - Q : An actor you admire ? #AskThorin A : Michael Fassbender #AskThorin

44 - Q : What was your childhood dream job ? #AskThorin A : I’m doing it at the moment… The Hobbit! #AskThorin